Roscosmos returns Sarah Brightman advance for flight to the ISS – FBA “The economy today”

Brightman could become the eighth space tourist in history, if not the “family circumstances»

Federal Space Agency will not return to the singer Sarah Brightman advance for the failed mission to the ISS. This issue is the company Space Adventures, said Roscosmos.

The British singer was supposed to be the eighth tourist to the International Space Station this fall. The expedition, in addition to Brightman, was supposed to send a cosmonaut Sergei Volkov and astronaut Andreas Mogensen (Denmark). Visit space tourist was continued for 10 days.

However, on May 13 54-year-old Brightman decided to cancel the flight, “for family reasons”. According to her spokesman, Chris Goodman, now the singer would like to return the $ 52 million that was paid in advance. But Roskosmos argue that the money should be required from the company Space Adventures, which operates under contract with the agency. “We believe that Brightman and signed a contract with this company”, – quotes the representative of the Russian Space Agency “Moscow speaking».

Brightman place in the autumn expedition may take next in line space tourists – Japanese Satoshi Takamatsu, previously approved by the backup singer. Total station as tourists visited seven people, “pioneer” in 2001 was American Dennis Tito. The first woman tourist in orbit was Anyushe Ansari, also an American, but Iranian origin. Space tourism – a fun multimillionaires because of the flight are asked about $ 50 million.